Enabling Facebook WiFi on NetGear NightHawk R7000

Facebook Wi-Fi turns your router into a WiFi hotspot, prompting customers searching for WiFi to check in and like your Facebook Page before using the web for free. [1]

As a person who manages two buisnesses that get high traffic, I fell in love with the concept of Facebook Wi-Fi. Giving the users free WiFi in exchange for a check-in seems rather fair and non-obtrusive.

As soon as this feature was released I sought out a router that supported it (all NetGear 802.11ac Smart Routers.) The NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900(R7000)
had great reviews and was affordable. After purchasing it, I was furious when I noticed the Facebook Wi-Fi link missing. I found this on their site: "firmware with Facebook Wi-Fi available in Q2." [2]

After digging into the html source I noticed it is indeed there, and easy to turn on!